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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/42 (21) Application number: 14827515.9 (22) Date of filing: 08.12.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 9/02(2006.01) A01H 5/10(2006.01) C11B 1/00(2006.01) C12N 15/82(2006.01) A01H 5/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2014/053631 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/087058 (18.06.2015 Gazette 2015/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 10.12.2013 GB 201321786 11.12.2013 GB 201321889 (71) Applicant: The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD (GB)	(72) Inventors: BIELECKA, Monika PL-50-556 Wroclaw (PL) KAMINSKI, Filip York Yorkshire YO31 1ET (GB) WINZER, Thilo York Yorkshire YO10 5DD (GB) GRAHAM, Ian York Yorkshire YO10 5DD (GB) (74) Representative: Docherty, Robert Charles  Symbiosis IP Limited 106 Heworth Green York YO31 7TQ York YO31 7TQ (GB)